Catalysis plays a crucial role in improving the quality of life and the standard of living, due to its substantial utilization in many products and energy-related activities derived from its application. Catalysis is a key technology used in many industries in North America, including chemical, energy, petroleum, and environmental. Catalysts are substances that are required in incremental amounts to speed up chemical reactions, fascinatingly without being consumed, and are used in everyday items like cars, laundry detergent, edible items, contact lenses, et cetera. The North American industrial catalyst market reached US$6.9 billion in 2023, and experts are anticipating the market will reach US$8.9 billion by 2032, exhibiting a growth rate of 2.7% from 2024 to 2032. Moreover, the global catalyst market was valued at $35.5 billion in 2020 and is projected to reach $57.5 billion by 2030, with an annual growth rate of 4.9% from 2021 to 2030. Recently, the catalysis community in the United States has been growing fast and becoming one of the fundamental parts of this necessary scientific discipline. At this moment, we are launching this Research Topic with Frontiers, aiming to bring talented researchers in the United States to the spotlight and showcase potential solutions to address the grand global challenges of energy shortage and climate change through novel catalytic strategies.

This research topic aims to illuminate the groundbreaking work of chemists, researchers, and engineers in the United States who are studying catalytic chemistry. By highlighting the innovative contributions of these rising stars, we seek to foster a deeper understanding of current trends, novel methodologies, and future directions in catalysis research. We welcome submissions that reflect the diversity and depth of catalytic chemistry, encompassing a broad range of sub-disciplines and approaches.

To gather further insights in the burgeoning field of catalytic chemistry in the United States, we welcome articles addressing, but not limited to, the following themes:
• Catalysis and Chemical Transformations;
• Photocatalysis;
• Electrocatalytic reactions;
• Green Chemistry and Catalysis;
• Organo-catalysis;

• Photoelectrochemical catalysis;
• Environmentally Beneficial Catalysis;
• Photothermal catalysis;
• Catalytic green hydrogen production;
• Biomass upgrading;
• Computational-aided catalyst design or modeling;
• Kinetic studies;
• Thermodynamic analysis;
• Automation (AI/ML) in catalyst design and catalytic reaction.

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